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The Weekly Round-Up: 06.11.09
Round-Up Almost half of survey respondents said they had done work for customers they had met through their day jobs, while one-third said they had worked cash in hand because they needed the money. Question: What do Britain's... [06 Nov 2009]
BT offers free fibre to Glasgow businesses
News BT business customers in the Glasgow Halfway exchange area are being offered the chance to trial fibre to the cabinet (FTTC) broadband, the telco said yesterday. A BT Business spokeswoman said non-business... [05 Nov 2009]
Techies and hairdressers united in the moonlight
News Almost half of survey respondents said they had done work for customers they had met through their day jobs, while one-third said they had worked cash in hand because they needed the money. What do Blighty's hairdressers... [04 Nov 2009]
'You're responsible for your own wi-fi security' say ISPs
News Customers are responsible for their own wi-fi security, according to hotspot operators. Customers should be responsible for their own wi-fi security, according to ISPs including BT Openzone BT Openzone,... [03 Nov 2009]
Photos: Google Waves hello to a new way of doing business
Photo In the example a fictional bank and insurance company have merged and need to plan how they will start offering insurance to customers who are taking out home loans with the bank. Google Wave is currently in a testing... [02 Nov 2009]
Orange unveils iPhone tariffs and launch date
News The iPhone 3G and 3G S will go on sale to Orange customers from 10 November, the operator has revealed today. Orange has also unveiled its pay monthly, pay-as-you-go and business tariffs for iPhone 3G and 3G S - with the... [02 Nov 2009]
Photos: Salesforce.com rides the Google wave with CRM app
Photo The Salesforce-designed app integrates the company's CRM tech with the Wave platform, allowing companies to communicate with their customers using Wave while drawing on information held in Salesforce CRM systems. [30 Oct 2009]
'UK must up privacy safeguards following Phorm'
News The announcement follows complaints by UK citizens and privacy groups over the government's lack of action after telco BT conducted trials of the Phorm behavioural advertising service without getting consent from its... [30 Oct 2009]
How will you use Google Wave? Recruiting, decision-making, dealing with complaints
News Engineers working on MediaWiki, the software that powers Wikipedia, are developing a Wave app that would allow people to collaborate on updating Wikipedia pages in real-time and Salesforce is looking at how to use Wave to improve... [28 Oct 2009]
Photos: Top iPhone apps for business
Photo Mobile Lite provides a stripped down version to all salesforce.com customers with Professional, Enterprise or Unlimited Edition licences. Apple's iPhone might be seen by many as largely a consumer device, with games and... [27 Oct 2009]
Amazon's Kindle ignites legal upheaval
Comment Although refunds were given to affected customers, there was much criticism of this Big Brother approach - and Amazon has agreed to refrain from deleting books in this manner in the future. And that will keep the lawyers... [27 Oct 2009]
The top 10 technologies you need to plan for next year
News A technology which also made Gartner's list for 2009, the advent of cloud computing could help cut costs and will also see enterprise IT departments acting as cloud providers themselves, by providing services to... [22 Oct 2009]
Vista jilted for Windows 7 midway through upgrades
News Speaking at the London launch of Windows 7 today John Curran, the Microsoft exec who until recently headed up the Windows client group in the UK, said: "This is the first time that we have had customers talking about... [22 Oct 2009]
LotusLive Engage Video A Guide to Using Your Online Collaboration Tools
White Paper Companies can rapidly work with partners and customers at a low price to drive immediate business results. LotusLiveTM Engage is a cloud-delivered service that enables midsize companies to network and collaborate beyond... [21 Oct 2009]
Undressing In Public: Harnessing The Power Of Web 2.0 To Rebuild Trust In Banking
White Paper Rebuilding trust requires listening to customers and complete transparency. Banks have historically been trusted, valued members of the community, but globalization and new-age communications have combined to put... [21 Oct 2009]